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Syariah Courts Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part 2

15. Jurisdiction of Syariah High Court

The Syariah High Court shall —

(a)

in its criminal jurisdiction, try any offence punishable under —

(i)

the Syariah Penal Code Order, 2013 (S 69/2013);

(ii)

any written law which provides for syariah criminal offences;

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(iii)

any written law relating to Islamic family law; or

(iv)

any other written law which confers on the Syariah

High Court jurisdiction to try any offence, and may impose any punishment provided therefor; and

(b)

in its civil jurisdiction, hear and determine all actions and proceedings which relate to —

(i)

betrothal, marriage (including ta’at balik), divorce, khulu’, fasakh, cerai ta’liq, determination of turns, li’an, illa or any matrimonial matter;

(ii)

any disposition of or claim to any property arising out of any matter set out in sub-paragraph (i);

(iii)

maintenance of dependants, legitimacy (ithbatun nasab) or guardianship or custody (hadanah) of infants;

(iv)

division of or claims to harta sepencarian;

(v)

wills or gifts during maradal-maut of a deceased

Muslim;

(vi)

gift inter vivos (hibah), or settlement (sulh) made without adequate monetary consideration or value by a Muslim;

(vii)

waqaf or nazar;

(viii)

division of and inheritance of property, testate or intestate;

(ix)

determination of persons entitled to all or any part of the estate of a deceased Muslim and the parts thereof which such persons are respectively entitled to; or

(x)

other matters in respect of which jurisdiction is conferred by any written law.

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